Mekane in Oost

Day cafe, night natural-wine restaurant on Camperstraat

Plant-filled all-day café-tropique in the Indische Buurt

Literary all-day café and cocktail bar facing Oosterpark

Serious specialty espresso bar on Beukenplein

Greenhouse dining in a working nursery — garden-to-plate, set daily by the harvest

Australian-style brunch and serious flat whites on Atjehstraat

The looser small-plates and wine sibling across Javaplein

The original Javastraat brasserie — brunch to apéro

Greek-leaning restobar with a tight, smart wine list

Peruvian ceviche and pisco bar in Amsterdam-Oost

Authentic Iraqi kebab and mezze on Javastraat

Flemish-French rotisserie in a former domestic-science school

Neo-bistro in Oost with a 3,000-bottle wine room

Grower-Champagne and small-vineyard wine bar on Beukenplein

Modern Dutch, seasonal and regional, on Javaplein